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Japan, U.S. sound optimistic on TPP trade pact negotiations

Japan's top trade negotiator sounded an optimistic note on Tuesday that he could reach a deal with the United States that is essential to creating a free trade pact covering 12 countries.


China overhauling IPO process, mulls foreign firms listing: report

China will switch to a "registration system" for initial public offerings (IPO), ending the current approval process, the official China Securities Journal reported on Tuesday, a day after parliament began reviewing draft changes to the Securities Law.

Aberdeen, Blackrock flag risks in frothy Chinese stock markets

Aberdeen Asset Management's head of Asian operations warned on Tuesday that Chinese money was moving "a bit like a casino" in domestic stock markets, while BlackRock called on China to reform its capital markets further to avert boom and bust scenarios.

Bobby Kristina Brown Updates: Bobbi wakes up, on the verge of recovery; Bobby Brown reveals daughter's health condition

According to a Facebook post from Bobby Brown’s sister, Bobbi Kristina Brown finally showed signs indicating that she is on the verge of recovery. Additionally, Bobby announced in a concert that his daughter finally work up from her medically-induced coma.


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A number of users are complaining that their Nexus 7 2013 are failing in different ways. The cause of the problem is said to have connections in the hardware, and only an update to the Android 5.1 is hoped to repair bricked Nexus devices. Users can now check available factory images for Nexus 7 2013 (Wi-Fi and LTE) devices in Google Developers site.
“Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice’ latest trailer exposed a few significant details in the plot of the upcoming film. A retro trailer featuring Christopher Reeves and Adam West was also recently shared to the public as a tribute to the two legendary DC superheroes.
The Motorola Nexus 5 will be released later in the year and the improved Nexus 6 Android 5.1 lollipop update will be bug free and will have other features to boot
The upcoming iPhone 6S and iPhone 7 are rumored to include the 7000 Series aluminum as its casing. The material is said to be 60% stronger than most aluminum, is lightweight, and contains a third of stainless steel density.
Kaspersky Lab analysts found a “Darwin Nuke” vulnerability, which can make attackers crash the entire system of the device. Only an update is said to solve it. There was also a Bluetooth connectivity problem encountered in the iOS 8.3. To addresss it, users can try rebooting the iPhone or iPad, and others.
OnePlus is secretly working on an Android 5.0 OS for the OnePlus One device. This was due to licensing issues of the Cyanogen in India. An alpha build of the OS is replacing the Cyanogen.
The certification details of Samsung devices were leaked recently. One leak showed the specs and features of the rumored Galaxy Tab 5, which as an 8.0-inch TFT display. The other leak showed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi versions of the Galaxy Tab S 2 9.7.
An Italian hacking group, OrangeSec, claimed that they had “ported” Cortana into Android phones, and named it as “Portaña.” It was demoed at Droidcon 2015. Portaña is said to have some capabilities similar to Microsoft’s Cortana.
Intel has just announced that the company will mass produce the latest 14nm Skylake nanochips in late June or early July. Speculations have surfaced that Apple’s 2015 MacBook Pro and Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 might have this “revolutionary” spec.
HTC introduces the One M9+, One E9+, and Desire 326G in India. The devices will be sold beginning May. One M9+ will come out with a 5.2-inch QHD LCD screen, One E9+ with 5.5-inh Quad-HD display, and the Desire 326G with 4.5-inch qHD IPS LCD.